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Instead of having daily testing available, the department will have testing available twice a month - until someone can be hired to run the program.
Clifford Chang, executive director of the Big Island AIDS project in Hilo, says that may mean fewer people will be tested for the virus. He says people typically have a test done on the spur of the moment.
David Paco, speaking at a commission meeting last night, said two neighborhood board assistant positions now vacant will go unfilled and money earmarked for those salaries will go to pay salaries of two unfunded positions - a community relations specialist and public relations assistant, who will concentrate on the January-May neighborhood board election campaign.
About 20 members of various neighborhood boards attended the City Hall annex session, some skeptical their boards will receive adequate commission services in such areas as mailings, candidate profiles and newsletters.
Purse snatchings that turn into robbery when force is used have been a problem around Ala Moana and Waikiki, prompting the creation of a task force to zero in on crimes targeting visitors, particularly those from Japan.
"This is the most we've had in one night in a long time," said Waikiki Det. John McCarthy.
The robberies last night occurred within 35 minutes, beginning at 10:45 p.m., on opposite ends of Waikiki. The victims, all women, suffered scrapes and bruises after being dragged by the cars before letting go of their purses.
Rosalie Ann Alviar, 21, of Kealakekua, died at 7:34 a.m. at Kona Hospital after the truck overturned about 3 a.m., police said. The driver, Chadd K. Valentino, 21, of Kailua-Kona, was in fair condition today at Queen's Hospital.
The two were driving toward Kailua-Kona when Valentino apparently fell asleep at the wheel, police said.
A standard negligent homicide investigation was opened.
The man, who has a felony record in California, boarded a bus at Beretania and Punchbowl streets around 2:10 p.m. yesterday and began threatening passengers with a tire iron, police said.
The driver stopped the bus and unloaded all passengers. The man allegedly also threatened the bus driver and struggled with officers who arrived to arrest him.
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